Housing for washing-machine gearing



Dec. 21, 1926. 1,611,859

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G. MORE HOUSING FOR WASHING MACHINE GEARING Dec. 21, 1926.

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Patented Dec. 21, 1.926.,`

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GLENN MORE, OF JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE BLACKSTONE MFG. lCO.,

OF JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

HOUSING FOR WASHING-MACHINE GEARING.

Application led February 8, 1926. Serial No. 86,709,

This invention relates to housings `for washing machine gearing, and consists of the novel features of construction and arrangement herein illustrated and described.

The'objects of the invention will appear as I proceed with the description of the accompanying drawings.

In said drawings: i

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the housing, detached from a washing machine.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of 4the same; the relation of the housing to the washing machine tub being merely indicated.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section through the housing, the section being taken in the vertical plane indicated by the irregular dotted line 3 3V of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a transverse, sectional view of a detail, taken in the horizontal plane indicated by the dotted line 4-4 of Figure '3.

The housing as a whole is indicated by the letter A, and comprisestwo main members, an upper member 1 and a lower member 2, their meeting surfaces being in a'ilatplane defined by the anges 3 carrying lug's 4 whereby the members 1 and 2 may be firmly secured together by bolts 5. When so secured together', the recessed interiors of' thetwo members'l and 2 form a main chamber indicated as a whole by the letter B.

Near one end of the upper member 1 is a tubular supporting standard 6, integral with and rising vertically above the top surface of the upper member 1. This standard 6 is suitably shaped at its upper end, to bear againstand support the bottom 'of a suitable element to which it may be. attached, such element beingthe bottom 7 of a washing machine tub indicated at 8. The lower end ofthe tubular standard 6 is provided with a closing wall 9, having aninteriorly screw threaded central aperture- 10. The upper end of the standard 6 is centrally apertured, as indicated at l1. Extending through the upper aperture 11 and secured 'at its lower end-to the wall 9, in the screw threaded aperture 10, is a tubular sleeve 12.

This sleeve, l as shown, extends upwardly above the top of the standard Gand is provided with an annular, exterior flange 13,'

the lowerv surface of which constitutes a shoulder. 14 indicates a leather, rubber or other gasket.

It will be manifest from this construetion, that when the standard isplaced be-y neath the bottom 7 of a washing machine tub, and the sleeve 12 inserted through the tub and through the standard 6, and is secured at 10 to the wall 9 of the standard, the tub bottom 7 will be firmly secured between the top of the standard and the shoulder flan e 13.

Tie interior of the lower portion of the sleeeve 12 will be of such diameter as to form a firm bearing 15 for a rotatable element, such for example, as the o eratiug shaft 16. The diameter of the s eeve 12 above the bearing 15 is'4 enlarged at 17; that is, the-sleeve 12 will be of greater diameter The lower end of this slot or opening, it will be seen, is at or above the uppermost level l of thekbearing 15, and this opening 18 affords communication between the enlarged portion 17 of the interior of the sleeve 12, with the i interior of the support 6 surrounding the said sleeve 12. Such interior surrounding portionis herein designated as the oil chamber 19. The lower part of the oil chamber 19 is in open communication with the main housing chamber B through a conduit oro opening 20 formediin the lower part of the wall of the support At one end, he' top member 1 of the housing is formed to provide a depressed partition wall 21, which in turn is covered byl a cap 22 secured to the housing 'by bolts, as shown, which cap when so secured to the .top member 1, forms a relatively small cham- -ed toconneet with suitable -gearing on ythe wringer and to transmit operating power to the wringer.

The outside of the wringer supportl24 is` provided with one or more radially extend-l ingtlugs 27 to which may be secured the side ient method ofmsuch attachment is indicated in Figures 3 and '4, lthe tub 8 being provided with encircling bands 28, with out wardly turned ends 29, and the bands tightof the washing machine tub 8. A convenv ened about the tub and also held tothe wringer support 24 by bolts 3.0.

The interior of the wring'er support 24 is, of course,- hollow, and formed to provide bearing 31 at its upper end, lfor a rotatable element, such as ashaft 32. Its lower end iikewise is provided with an interior bearing 33 for said rotatable element 32 or its lower connected extension 34.

The depressed partition wall 21 is, likeable transmitting mechanism, connecting the actuated, rotatable element 34 with the operating element 16. To make this clear, the drawings illustrate a power shaft 36 provided with aworm 37, engaging a worm gear 38, mounted upon the shaft or rotating element 34; motion being given to the oper-1S ating shaft 36l from a suitable source of power indicated by a pulley wheel 39. A

crank arm 40- mounted onv the rotatable element 34, transmits motion to a reciprocating rack bar indicated/by dotted lines at 41,

through the connecting link 42, pivoted to the crank arm 40,1the rack bar engaging the -spurlgear 43 located upon the lower end of the rotatable Aelement or shaft 16. v

44 is 'a screw plug closingl 4'the oil hole through the top of the cap 22, and 451s. an

oil' hole or passageway through thedepressed wall 21, establishing communication between the chamber 23 and chamber B.

When the washing machine gearing is l placed in the housing and the chambers 23 provided, and the conduit or passageway 18 and B are lilled'with' proper lubricant, itV will inevitably follow that oil for the rotatable element 16 will rise upward about the rotatable element 16, and pass t rough the bearing which may be provlded in the upper end of the sleeve 12, and, except for the construction herein provided, would enter the washing machine tub 8. This, of course, is highly objectionable in the art of clothes washing. y

To overcome this very serious trouble, the enlarged portion 17 in the sleeve 12, has been leading'into the oil chamber 19. By this construction it is found' that instead of working upwardly along the rotatable element 16, the lubricant will pass through the aperture 18 into the oil 'chamber 19, and out ci the oilchamber 19 through the passageway 20 into the main chamber B. A construction of housing is thus formed whereby the working parts of` gearing within the chamber B may be completely surrounded with grease or other lubricant, and remain in roperly lubricated condition for years wit out replenishment, and without the slightest danger of any of the lubricant enn,

tering the washing machine tub.

Claims:

1. A housing for washing machine gearing, comprising two elongated, oppositely faced recessed members, means for removably uniting the members to form an interior chamber, a tubular supporting standard, integral with and rising upwardly from the upper housing member, a tubular sleeve within the standard, means for removably sa securing the lower part of the sleeve t0 the` bottom' wall'of the standard, the interior of the sleeve forming a bearing for a rotatable operating element.

2. A housing for washing machine gear- S5 ing, comprising l two elongated, oppositely faced recessed members, means for removably uniting the members to form an interior chamber, a tubular supporting standard, in-

tegral with and rising upwardly from the .upper housing memberh a tubular sleeve lwithin the'standard, means for removably securing the lower part of the sleeve to the bottoinwall of the standard, the interior of the sleeve forming a bearing for a rotatable 05 operating element, a depressed partition wall in the upper housing member, a cap removably securcd thereto aboye the partition Wall to form therebetween a relativelyv small chamber, bearings in said cap and wall for l0" a rotatable, actuating shaft, the smaller chamber being adapted to contain power mechanism to operate the actuating shaft yand the larger chamber being adapted to contain transmitting mechanism connecting 'the 105 actuating and the operating shafts.

3. A housing for washing machine gearing, comprising two elongated, oppositely faced recessed members, means for removably uniting the members to form an interior chamber, a tubular supporting standard, integral with and rising upwardly from the upper housing member, a tubular sleeve i 'within the standard, means for removably secu-ring the lower part of the sleeve to the 116 bottom wall of the ustandard, .the interior of the sleeve forming a bearing for a rotatable operating element, a depre"sed partition wall in the upper housing member, a cap removably secured thereto above the partition wall 120 to .form therebetween a relatively small chamber,bearngs in said cap and wall .for a rotatable. actuating shaft, the smaller chamber being adapted to contain power mechanism to operate the actuating shaft and the larger chamber being` adapted to f contain transmitting mechanism connecting the actuating and the operating shafts,a f tubularwringer support integral with and rising upwardly from the cap, its lower endv constituting a portion of the bearing for the actuating shaft.

- 4f. A housing for washing machine gearing, comprisingtwo elongated, oppositely faced recessed members, means for removably uniting the members to form an interior chamber, a tubular supporting standard, integral with and rising upwardly from the upper housing member, al tubular sleeve within the standard, means fonremovably securing the lower part of the sleeve to the bottom wall of the standard, the interior of the slee-ve forming a bearing for a rotatable operating element, a depressed partition wallv in the upper housing member, a cap removably seeured thereto above the partition wall to form therebetween a relatively small chamber, bearings in said cap and wall for a rotatable, actuatingshaft, the .smaller chamber being adapted to contain power mechanism to operate the actuating shaft and the larger chamber being adapted to contain transmitting mechanism connecting the actuating and the operating shafts, the partit-ion wall being apertured to establish an open passageway or conduit from the smaller l to the larger chamber.

5. A housing for washing machine gearing, comprising a housing, a chamber within the housing, a tubular supporting standard integral with and rising from the top of the housing, a tubular sleeve within and extending above the top of the standard, an exterior annular flange shoulder on the sleeve,

a sufficient distance above the top ofthe lll) standard, when in assembled relation, to be above the bottom member of a washing machine `tub when the latter rests upon said standard, and means for securing the lower part ofthe sleeve to the lower part of the standard, and simultaneously drawing the shoulder towards the support to clamp therebetween the interposed element.

6. A housing for washing machine gearing, comprising a housing, a-chamber within the housing, a tubular supporting standard integral with and rising from the top of the` housing, a tubular sleeve within and-extending above the top of the standard, yan exterior annular flange shoulder on the sleeve, and means for uniting the sleeve to the standard and simultaneously' engaging the topof the standard support and the flange shoulder of the sleeve with opposite sides of aninterposed element, such as the bottom of a washing machine tub.

7. A housing for washing machine gearing. comprising a housing, a chamber with-v in the' housing. a tubular supportmg standard integral with and rising from the top of' the housing, a tubular sleeve within and extending above the top ot' the standard,'an exterior annular flange shoulder on the sleeve, a suiiicient distance above the top of the standard, when in assembled relation, to be above the bottom member of a washing machine tub when the latter rests upon said standard, and means for securing the lower part of the sleeve to the lower part of the standard, and simultaneously drawing the shoulder towards the support to clamp therebetween the interposed element, such means including screw threads on the-lower part of the sleeve and an interiorly screw threadedv aperture in the bottom wall ofthe standard.

8. A 'housing for washing machine gearing comprising' a top and abottom member, an interior chamber, a tubular supporting standard integral with and rising upwardly from the top member, a tubular sleeve within the standard, extending through and above its top and secured at its bottom to the bottom of the support, an oil chamber within the support 'surrounding the sleeve,

,an opening through the sleeve wall leading from the 'interior of the sleeve to the oil chamber, and an vopening leading from the oil chamber to the housing chamber.

9. A housing for washingmachine gearing, comprising a top and a bottom member, aninteriorchamber, a tubular supporting Vstandard integral with and rising upwardly from the top member, a tubular sleeve within the standard, extending through and above itstop and secured at its bottom to the bottom of the support, an oil chamber within the support surrounding the sleeve, an open-4 ing through the sleeve wallleading from the interior of the sleeve to the oil chamber, and D an opening leading from the oil chamber to the housing chamber, the interior of the i sleeve intermediate the two openings constituting a bearing for a rotatable element.

l10. A housing for washing machine gear-- ing, comprising a top and a bottom member, an interior chamber, a tubular supporting standard integral with and rising upwardly from the top member, a tubular sleeve within the standard, extending through and above its top .and secured at its bottom to the bottdm of the support, an oil chamber within the support surrounding the sleeve,

an opening through the sleeve wall leading from the interior lof the sleeve to the oil chamber, and an opening leading from the oil chamber to the housing chamber, the interior of the sleeve intermediate the two openings constituting a bearing for a rotatable element, and the sleeve above the bearing i being of greater interior diameter than thev diameter of the bearing. v

In'testimony that l claim the foregoing as my invention I latlix my signature this 1st day of February, 1926.

GLENN MORE. 

